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Glasses on a Torah

TEXTS: Books of the Jews

Sacred texts give Judaism its statutes and stories, earning Jews the title "People of the Book." The Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, is the foundational text of Judaism, but it may not be the most important. The Midrash, Talmud, Jewish liturgy, and legal writings have all profoundly shaped Judaism as we know it.

LATEST ARTICLES: JEWISH TEXTS

  • Great Assembly

    A body of spiritual leaders of Judaism dating from the time of Moses.

  • Chapter Six

    The text of Pirkei Avot chapter 6

  • Biblical Law

    What's so special about the law given in the Bible?

  • Justice

    How was justice managed in Biblical times?

  • Stabilization

    The Bible probably only became stable in the early Rabbinic stage.

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